December 2019 CONTENTS NEWS IN BRIEF 4 INDUSTRY NEWS 6 EDITOR’S LETTER


Welcome to the December issue of Subsea & Offshore Service Magazine.


William Hackett’s newly launched lever hoist, the SSL5, has been positioned as the safest and most efficient offshore and subsea lever hoist in the world. Read more about the world’s first quad pawl (QP) mechanism on page 14.


DRILLING & EXPLORATION 18 DIVING EQUIPMENT & UNDERWATER SERVICES 22


Expanding their teams in the Middle East and Mexico means that Paradigm Drilling Services can cope with the increasing demand for their drilling equipment. More details in Drilling & Exploration page 18.


TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 28


An easily portable LED task floodlight for use in potentially explosive atmospheres has been developed by Wolf Safety. Read more on page 43 in our Hazardous Area feature.


CONNECTORS, CABLES & UMBILICALS 32 PUMPS, VALVES & HYDRAULICS 36


Tracerco have launched a new augmented reality application ‘Insight through AR’ which will allow those working in the oil and gas and affiliated industries to visualise a real-world environment. Tech Spotlight page 48.


HAZARDOUS AREA 40


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TECH SPOTLIGHT 44 Rob Taylor - Editor


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